Native American Cultural Legacies in New Orleans

Join us on May 25 at 2pm for a panel discussion of Native American cultural traditions in New Orleans, including personal experiences, family histories, and social practices, as well as responses to Native experiences, including the cultural system of the Mardi Gras Indians.

Panel Participants:

John Barbry, Director of Development and Programing for the Tunica-Biloxi Language & Culture Revitalization Program

Jeffery Darensbourg, Tribal Councilperson of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation

Daniel Usner, Professor of History at Vanderbilt University

John McCusker, photojournalist, author, and jazz historian

Shane Lief (moderator), PhD candidate in Linguistics at Tulane University